Tuesday 23rd June 2026

Sport

Branding the beautiful game: How the World Cup logo signifies the commercialisation of football

As billions around the world gear up for the beautiful game to touch down in not one, but three cultural superpowers, there has been an overriding sense of disgruntlement...
Sport John Whittingdale -

It’s impossible not to be Romantic about football 

It’s impossible to not be romantic about football, and by that I mean Romantic...
Sport Natalie Tan -

Goodbye football: Welcoming political tension to the centre stage of the World Cup

It’s been four years since England men lost to France at the quarter finals...
Sport Jessica Gregory -

The women who turned the tide

Summer 2024 Annie Anezakis has just been elected OUBC Women’s President, Lilli Freischem is celebrating...
Sport Aishia Simmons -
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A Beginner’s Guide to the Boat Race

Are you a newbie to rowing? Learn everything you need to know about the University's biggest sporting event.

Oxford Dominate Henley Boat Races 2013

Oxford produce a clean sweep of victories against the Tabs.

OUWBC look to improve Varsity record

Edward Lowe previews the 68th Annual Newton Women's Boat Race.

Blues swimmers storm to Bracknell success

OUSC Captain Thomas Booth reports on yet more post-Varsity victories in the pool.

Cherwell tries: real tennis

Tamsyn Woodman tries her hand at the real sport of kings

Netballers in double Varsity win

Hannah McKay watched the Blues outclass Cambridge again after the Roos secured a narrow win

Swapping Wahoo for Wembley

Bradford City fan Max Dixon put all thoughts of Oxford aside as he made the trip to Wembley for his club's special day

Interview: Sir Trevor Brooking

The FA's head of youth development Sir Trevor Brooking shares his vision for the future of the national game with Edward Lowe

Footballers should learn respect from rugby

Will Dufton is shocked at the way college footballers treat their referees and urges them to learn from rugby players' example

Cherwell tries: Motorsport

Alex Hawkins-Hooker joins the Oxford University motorsport team on one of their test days as they prepare for this term's racing

Football Cuppers down to last four

Josh Platt rounds up the quarter-final action which left New, Worcester, Lincoln and Wadham one win away from Iffley

Interview: Paralympian David Smith

Edward Lowe hears the remarkable story of the Paralympic gold-medal winning rower David Smith

Swimmers make a splash in Varsity win

Oxford's swimmers stormed to a record breaking margin of Victory in the pool, beating Cambridge 117-63

The Secret College Footballer: Rivalries

Having devoted an entire season of Thursday afternoons and evenings to the sports grounds and curry houses of Oxford, our anonymous man on the inside is better placed than anyone to reveal the sordid truths of life at the ugly end of the beautiful game

No debate as town conquers gown at Union

Alex Hawkins-Hooker reports on this year's edition of the traditional Town vs Gown boxing contest

Government rattles football’s cage

Lucy Purslow examines the potential consequences of the government's latest threat to football clubs, which comes in the wake of last year's Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee report into football governance

Xchanging integrity for champagne

Xchanging will be sponsoring this year's football and cricket cuppers competitions. Josh Platt accuses Oxford sport of selling its soul

Which footballers are which drugs?

One of the sport's age-old questions

Snow news day for Oxford sport

Last week's snowfall brought about the inevitable raft of cancellations and postponements, but Oxford's rowers, cross-country runners and swimmers battled through

Cherwell tries: surfing

Edward Lowe braved the chilly Atlantic waters and joined the Oxford surfing club on a weekend trip to Newquay
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